The iconic Coco Palms Resort on Kauai, which has been closed since Hurricane Iniki tore through the island in 1992, will likely never reopen as a hotel and instead be turned into a historic park.

The Coco Palms Resort in Kauai is seen on Sept. 8. Developers say they want to rebuild the property because they respect its history and importance. Something needs to be done or the property will ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Backlash continues to an effort to demolish the historic Coco Palms Resort on Kauai and build a new, $400 million resort in its place. Parts of the old Coco Palms Resort ...

The Coco Palms Resort, a historic Kauai landmark in Hawaii, is set for a grand reopening in 2026 as part of the portfolio of ...

Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley were among the celebrity guests who stayed at the resort. Coco Palms gained popularity after the 1961 movie “Blue Hawaii,” starring Presley, was filmed on the ...

The once iconic Coco Palms resort is now a set of dilapidated brown buildings in the middle of a jungle. Guinea grass grows wild, coconuts lay scattered across the ground and some buildings have ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The developers of Kauai’s Coco Palms Resort announced a partnership with Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. The property will be the first for the Kimpton brand in Hawaii.

A Hawaiiana resort built in the 1950s, the Coco Palms Resort sits among 2,000 coconut trees. Its design was Hawaiian-influenced with thatched-roof cottages and held nightly torch-lighting ceremonies.

Demolition will soon begin on a resort once favored by Elvis Presley and other Hollywood royalty before it was heavily damaged by a hurricane three decades ago. The Coco Palms Resort on the island ...